Grandmother's Garden (Chicago, Illinois)
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Historically, the Grandmother's Garden was also known as the Old English Garden.
This naturalistic garden may have originally been created by Carl Stormback, Lincoln Park's head gardner of the late 1880's and early 1890's. Grandmother's Garden was consciously juxtaposed to the formal "French style" garden surrounding the conservatory directly across the street. An article published in 1900 explained that one could not find a better example of the two contrasting styles. It suggested that while Grandmother's Garden was a "profusion of flowers of all kinds combined according to color and foliage, "the Formal Garden was an arrangement of set forms and conventional designs." Additionally, this is a perennial garden, while the Formal Garden is composed of annuals.
chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2009/07/grandmo...
This naturalistic garden may have originally been created by Carl Stormback, Lincoln Park's head gardner of the late 1880's and early 1890's. Grandmother's Garden was consciously juxtaposed to the formal "French style" garden surrounding the conservatory directly across the street. An article published in 1900 explained that one could not find a better example of the two contrasting styles. It suggested that while Grandmother's Garden was a "profusion of flowers of all kinds combined according to color and foliage, "the Formal Garden was an arrangement of set forms and conventional designs." Additionally, this is a perennial garden, while the Formal Garden is composed of annuals.
chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2009/07/grandmo...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°55'25"N 87°38'10"W
- Humboldt Park 6.1 km
- Horner Park 6.6 km
- The 606 (Bloomingdale Trail) 7 km
- Bernard Stone Park 10 km
- Warren Park 10 km
- Loyola Park & Beach 10 km
- Legion Park 10 km
- Lincolnwood Centennial Park 12 km
- James Park 13 km
- Skokie Northshore Channel Sculpture Park 16 km
- Lincoln Park Zoo 0.3 km
- Lincoln Park Lagoon 0.5 km
- North Pond - Lincoln Park 0.5 km
- Diversey Harbor 0.7 km
- North Avenue Beach 1.1 km
- Saint Joseph Hospital Medical Center 1.2 km
- Diversey Driving Range 1.3 km
- Lincoln Park 1.3 km
- DePaul University - Lincoln Park Campus 1.4 km
- Lakeview 2.9 km